Rugby Opens Season at Sacred Heart on Saturday

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The three-time defending NIRA 15s national champion Harvard Women’s Rugby team will kick off its 2026 fall campaign on the road this Saturday, Sept. 5, at 11 a.m., as the Crimson travel to face Sacred Heart. The season opener, which serves as the Pioneers’ Senior Day, will take place at Park Ave Field in Fairfield, Connecticut, and will be streamed live on ESPN+. Harvard enters the 2026 campaign after a historic 2025-26 run, becoming the first NCAA Division I program to secure four 15s national titles. Under the continued leadership of head coach Mel Denham, the Crimson…